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MAN CLAPHAM OMNIBUS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-10-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Tort Law (common law)
- Law of Obligations (civil law)
- Health Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reasonable person
1, record 1, English, reasonable%20person
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- reasonable man 2, record 1, English, reasonable%20man
correct
- man on the Clapham omnibus 3, record 1, English, man%20on%20the%20Clapham%20omnibus
Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a person of normal intelligence who makes prudence a guide to his conduct. He does nothing that a prudent man would not do and does not omit to do anything a prudent man would do. 4, record 1, English, - reasonable%20person
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Man on the Clapham omnibus. A phrase used by Lord Bowen and frequently used as a colourful variant of the "reasonable man". 3, record 1, English, - reasonable%20person
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The duty of informed consent requires, among other things, that all material risks be disclosed to a patient. A material risk is something a "reasonable person" in the patient's position would want to know in order to make an informed decision about treatment. 5, record 1, English, - reasonable%20person
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Droit des obligations (droit civil)
- Droit de la santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- personne raisonnable
1, record 1, French, personne%20raisonnable
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Suivant la méthode objective, le patient peut être privé de la liberté de choix parce que la décision d'une personne raisonnable peut différer de celle du patient. 2, record 1, French, - personne%20raisonnable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
personne raisonnable : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 1, French, - personne%20raisonnable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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